21th century music

In our way of categorizing music lists, current music spans from the year 2000 to the present. And it will continue to be so until the year 2050 if this blog still exists by then. It will be then when it’s time to recycle the current music and move it to the container of old music, where we currently cover from 1999 backwards.

In other words, in this category, we will compile everything related to modernity, understanding it as the change that came with the year 2000, which, for those who don’t remember or don’t know, was something so significant that besides having an effect associated with its year, it also came with a change in the cinematic and musical paradigm thanks to movies like Matrix or albums from people as melancholic as Radiohead.

After this brief explanation, the essential thing to remember is that in this category, you will find recommendations for newly discovered or recently released modern songs, reviews of new albums, or musical discoveries of all kinds. However, it will also include features on groups with discographies, videos, and recommended songs whose careers may have spanned several decades even before the 21st century.

Playlists with the best current music (from the year 2000 to today)

If you take a look at the website structure of “Muros de absenta,” you’ll notice that there is already a section dedicated exclusively to music in other languages, mainly focused on current French music. This means that we will try not to mix the entries from one category with the others, although it is often necessary. For example, when we talk about songs from the ’60s, we are talking about music lists, music in other languages, and old music, all in one entry. So important is that entry that we created a category just for it.

Therefore, the need to differentiate between one category and another, although necessary, is not always sufficient. However, what’s important is that after reading these lines, you let yourself be carried away by all the myriad of recommendations, reviews, critiques, and opinions about modern songs. You will also find some lists, like our special with quiet songs for the night, where we covered the entire 2000s with mostly sad and melancholic music. 100 songs, no less.

Our intention is to discover, as we discover, all the current music that excites and captivates us, even if our enthusiasm doesn’t always last long. After all, we have the freedom to discover new songs, both new and old, every week, and that’s what makes being a music lover so much fun, whether you’re a fan of current pop music or dance music (like reggaeton, although we don’t really see it that way). There’s never a dull moment if you enjoy discovering new music regularly.

The best current Spanish music in 2022

It is often said that in Spain, there haven’t been any good music movements for several years. We don’t plan to contradict that, but we can give you some reasons to have a little more confidence in the future, and that would be better for everyone. As you might already guess, we are particularly fans of rock, but also of rap, two genres for which Spanish artists have emerged in recent years, creating a certain school.

In our blog, we have talked, for example, about Ayax y Prok, Sons Of Aguirre, Hard GZ, or even El Coleta. But we have also covered more classic rockers like Whisky Caravan, Riot Propaganda, or Joe Crepúsculo (in the more indie side, as a good modern). Of course, there’s also room for stalwarts like Extremoduro since their latest works are part of this century, or Robe Iniesta as a solo artist, to name a couple.

In summary: delve into a new world; perhaps familiar but still new, where the present is not so much “now” as it is “lately,” but it remains relevant because time passes very quickly, and events that change everything are often not that long ago.

How to Discover New Current Music?

If you have opted for online streaming services, we have a comparison of music platforms that can be quite helpful. Having said that, we at the website tend to do it from SoundCloud or YouTube, given the ease of finding practically everything you’re looking for and the wide variety of artists we can discover. Additionally, whatever service you use, they all offer some degree of recommendations based on their algorithms, which will undoubtedly help you discover new names. If you also want to discover those that we offer, you are welcome.

In this regard, although no less important, it’s worth remembering that our favorite genre, no matter how scorned, outdated, or old it may sound

now, is rock, although we always have time for current pop music as well. In any case, rock always finds a place for freshness. A glimpse of life to generate trends. Whether it’s from young bands like Greta Van Fleet with Highway Tune, something from post-grunge, modern rock, alternative, punk, a memory of nu-metal, or emo. Anything goes, and we love it all. In Spanish, English, French. As always, variety is the spice of life.

And with rock having so many varieties and sub-genres, it’s not difficult to discover novelties in current music and find new artists worth listening to. That’s how we end up recommending them on this page and keep thinking that rock is still alive. Now, without further ado, it’s time for you to discover the current songs we have available for you to listen to, watch videos, or download.